November 19th, 2009
If you have recently tried to access Xbox Live, you will get the following error message:
“Some Xbox LIVE content is temporarily unavailable. You can still access your profile, communicate with other players, and play games online.
The content will automatically appear when it’s available.
Status Code: 8007274c”
Although it states you can ‘play games online’ a few users have been complaining on popular Xbox forums that some games, including Modern Warfare 2, can not be accessed. The same problem doesn’t seem to apply to all from what we’ve heard so far but it’s still causing problems for some.
No proper confirmation but we assume this problem is being caused by the recent Xbox Live update which included Twitter and Facebook integration, Last.fm, Zune, and news / video channels. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
“For the next six months, the Rewards Squad will hook you up with Microsoft Points just for doing the stuff Xbox LIVE members do all the time. You’ll score points not only for renewing your Gold subscriptions; you’ll get a reward on what you spend on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The best part is, the more you spend, the more you get, and for each month you stay on Gold, the higher your monthly... Read More
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September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Background:
Halo 3 ODST is a spin-off to the extremely successful Halo franchise. It has you play the roll of an elite group of soldiers known as ODST or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. Gameplay wise playing as ODST is almost the same as playing as Spartans but there are a few changes here and there.
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September 16th, 2009 | No Comments »
A developer has laid bare the not so shocking truth of just how Namco was paid off by Microsoft to secure an “exclusive” release, but instead merely used the Xbox subsidy to reduce development costs on the PS3 version, which it expected to sell better.
However, Sony intervened and Read More
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September 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Black Rock’s Jefferies talks LCD screen resolutions
Here at Black Rock we use 26-inch widescreen Sony Bravia LCD TVs. We chose these devices because they gave good image quality and were very popular; the theory being that we should develop games on hardware as similar as possible to that which our customers use.
This LCD model advertises its display format as 720p, but on closer inspection... Read More
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August 31st, 2009 | No Comments »
I’m officially tired of this shit. This week we discovered that Microsoft is planning on making their Facebook and Twitter apps for Xbox Live free to Gold members, but only giving Silver members a trial. Microsoft is effectively charging for services that are 100% free.
Let’s start from the top shall we. Earlier this week in a press release for the 360 price drop there was a footnote in... Read More
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August 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, yesterday I gave a review on the newest Batman game – Batman: Arkham Asylum, calling it “the best digital Batman simulator we’ve seen to date.”. Today, i decided to remind our readers the history of Batman games across the last 23 years…
So what do we know about Batman? I’ll tell you what: That Batman is the coolest superhero ever is at this point an undeniable... Read More
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August 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rocksteady manages to combine combat, stealth, storytelling, and cartoon voices into the best digital Batman simulator we’ve seen to date.
For me, the official Batman games have been so disappointing, that I don’t even bother naming any as “the best Batman” game; depending on my mood, that epithet belongs to either Splinter Cell or Assassin’s Creed. Those two franchises... Read More
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